Receptacle for carboys.



K. P. STAHL. y BEOEPTAGLB FOB QABBOYS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25. 1908.

Patented Aug. 15,1911.

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K. F. STAHL.

REGEPTAGLE FOB GARBOYS.

APPLIUATION FILED JUN1125. 190s.

1,000,449. Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

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KARL F. STAHL, 0F PITTSBURG,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BECEPTACLE FOR CARBOYS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Allg'. 15, 1911.

Application led June 25, 1908.

Serial No. 440,208.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, `KARL F. STAHL, a citizen of the United States, and resident ot Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Stat-e of Pennsylvanimlulve invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles for (larboys. l

My invention relates to receptacles tor containing and protecting carboys flaring transportation and has for its objectto provide a receptacle of this kind which is cheap to manufacture and in which the carboy is irullv held throughout. in such a manner as to reduce the danger ot breakage to a minimum.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in WhichlFigure l, is a sectional view of the receptacle on the line 1-l ot' Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a plan viewv thereof: Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l. showing the complete package with the carboy in position therein: lig. 4 is a plan view of one of the upright holding strips and Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the horizontal holding strips.

A represents the usual outer crate. or box open at the top and provided with thel customary bottom li. Triangular corner pieces project upwardly troni the bottom B to the open topot the crate in each corner thereof. and are secured in position in anyy minvenient manner as by nailing or screwing. Horizontal strips D` D preferably7 made of .sott wood having a certain amount of elasticity extend diagonally across the crate near the bottom thereof from one corner piece C to the other diagonally opposites These strips D and D have their ends and centers secured to supports E E so as to be maintained at a distance from the bottom B. It will be noted that. the strip D is divided into two sections each of which projects from one of the corner pieces to each edge of the strip D. Both strips D and D are thus located, in exactly the same horizontal plane throughout. The saidv strips D and D are each further pro- W grooves which extend longitudinally thereof for the pur-l ose to be morefully described hereinafter. locks F are located in each corner of the crate just labox-'e'the strips D and D andere fastened to the corner pieces C by any convenient or customary means.

G are strips of wood similar to the strips D and D and corrugated in a like manner and have their lower ends secured to or braced against the blocks E as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The said strips G project upwardly adjacent to each corner of the crate and have their upper ends free and unsecured. IVedges I extending between each corner piece C and each strip G are arranged to firmly lock the cai-boy in position as will be more fully disclosed further on in the specification.

.I is the cover adapted to close the open end of the crate after the carboy has been placed therein and is provided with a central opening J for the accommodation of the neck o f the carboy.

In use the parts are first all in .the position shown in Fig. 1 and permit the carboy to be easily placed in said crate with the bottom of the carboy resting on the strips D and D and the outside of said earboy throughout in engagement with each of the side ,strips Gr. The wedges I are now forced downwardly into the space between the outer surfaces of the strips G and the corner pieces C until the tops of said Wedges are flush with the upper portion of the crate A. This forcing down of the wedges will cause the free ends ot the strips G to be forced inwardly toward the center of the crate and will cause the said strips to be curved as shown in Fig. 3. In thiscondition the' strips will hug the carboy and will securely clamp the carboy 'in position against horizontal and vertical movement. The cover T is now secured to the open end of the receptacle and 4serves as a medium for preventing the wedges from becoming dislocated or looscned. It is to be understood-*that the neck of the carboy extends through the opening .T without any packing and that saidopening is somewhat larger than the neck. so that the neck is not in engagement with the cover at any point. The danger of breakage at this point due to sudden jars is thus ob-` viated as the carboy is immovably held by the strips G after the Wedges'have been forced home.

By making the strips I). D and G of a soft wood such as poplar for instance and providingsuch strips with longitudinalV corin the glass Will impress themselves in said strips, so that the carboy is firmly and evenly held throughout. It Will be noticed that the bottom of the carboy engages the strips D, D only at points between the supports E and l. As the said strips are free and unsupported lat these points and consequently .somewhat elastic, the earboy is re siliently supported and thus protected against injury at these points. The strips (t are also entirely free at the portions between the hlorks F and the points of en? gageirent with the Wedges l. These strips (i are therefore also elastic and will yield to any `hori'/;rmtal or swinging movement ot the earboy.

lt will be seen that in my improved `reeeptaele the (-arboy is firmly held by means of yielding` members and as these parts, are preferably made of poplar wood the entire package is cheap and easy to manufacture. Further. as before stated, any inequalities in the glass will embed or impress themselves into the strips thus aeting as a lock and aiding in maintaining' the carboy in position. lt will be seen also, that each side strip (lr is separately bent toward* the carboy hy its corresponding wedge l. Thus each lsueh strip eanbe separately adjusted so that dianietrieally opposite strips can be adjusted relatirelyto one another to exertthe proper degree of grip upon the carboy. Each wedge beine' located in a corner of the box A is prevented by two sides from slipping entirely 'away from behind theeorrespending strip G, while at the same time being prevented by the cover J from slipping;r away in an upward direction. Moreover, by reason of the provision of a sep- Anation with a rectangular easing.

arate .Wedge for each side strip G, the package is very easily assembled and dismembered.

Various modifications may be made withvout departing from the nature of my ini'enently forcing the upper ends ot each of saidstrips inwardly, tor clamping' a earboy between the strips.

2. ln a receptacle 'tor earboys. the rombiot upright strips arranged opposite the corners of the casing. and a separate wedge `t'or each strip adapted to'be separately and independently forred between the strip and the. walls of the easing .for clampii'ig' a earboy between the strips.

3. ln a receptacle for earboys, the eombination with a receptacle or easing, of a plurality of upright strips, a plurality ot' wedges for independently forcing the upper ends'of each ot'said strips inwardly for clamping a earhoy between the strips, and a rover .for the receptacle adapted to hold the wedges in place.

ln testimony whereof l have sinned this, speeitieat-ion in the presenee'of two subsrrhing witnesses.

I KARL lf. STA llL.

Vifitnesses 1 HfC. Besos,

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